Illiterate
- Points
- -1
- Type
- Drawback
- Official description
- You won't be able to read any guide.
On this page
How it works
You cannot read guides, the Newspaper (daily market ups and downs), the Lease Agreement or the Deed. Reading grants no skills or recipes, and the Republic Logo Checker and Hemingway Color Checker still work. What you lose is the daily market news.
Rating
One point back, and you cannot read guides, the newspaper or documents. Reading grants no skills or recipes, and the logo checker and cigarette color chart still work, so the main loss is the newspaper's daily market news.
Ratings by specialization
- Rating
- A player still learning Apprentice's inspection and retail workflow benefits from reading instructions and daily news. Reaching the perk unlock does not mean those systems have already been learned.
- Rating
- One point back, and you cannot read guides, the newspaper or documents. Reading grants no skills or recipes, and the logo checker and cigarette color chart still work, so the main loss is the newspaper's daily market news.
- Rating
- One point back, and you cannot read guides, the newspaper or documents. Reading grants no skills or recipes, and the logo checker and cigarette color chart still work, so the main loss is the newspaper's daily market news.
- Rating
- One point back, and you cannot read guides, the newspaper or documents. Reading grants no skills or recipes, and the logo checker and cigarette color chart still work, so the main loss is the newspaper's daily market news.
- Rating
- One point back, and you cannot read guides, the newspaper or documents. Reading grants no skills or recipes, and the logo checker and cigarette color chart still work, so the main loss is the newspaper's daily market news.
- Rating
- One point back, and you cannot read guides, the newspaper or documents. Reading grants no skills or recipes, and the logo checker and cigarette color chart still work, so the main loss is the newspaper's daily market news.
- Rating
- Chemist has purity-sensitive processes and a lethal contract failure path. Removing in-game reference access is a poor default while learning that workflow.
- Rating
- One point back, and you cannot read guides, the newspaper or documents. Reading grants no skills or recipes, and the logo checker and cigarette color chart still work, so the main loss is the newspaper's daily market news.
- Rating
- One point back, and you cannot read guides, the newspaper or documents. Reading grants no skills or recipes, and the logo checker and cigarette color chart still work, so the main loss is the newspaper's daily market news.
| Specialization | Rating |
|---|---|
| Apprentice | B A player still learning Apprentice's inspection and retail workflow benefits from reading instructions and daily news. Reaching the perk unlock does not mean those systems have already been learned. |
| Water Merchant | A One point back, and you cannot read guides, the newspaper or documents. Reading grants no skills or recipes, and the logo checker and cigarette color chart still work, so the main loss is the newspaper's daily market news. |
| Fence | A One point back, and you cannot read guides, the newspaper or documents. Reading grants no skills or recipes, and the logo checker and cigarette color chart still work, so the main loss is the newspaper's daily market news. |
| Rock Bottom | A One point back, and you cannot read guides, the newspaper or documents. Reading grants no skills or recipes, and the logo checker and cigarette color chart still work, so the main loss is the newspaper's daily market news. |
| Hydroponic Farmer | A One point back, and you cannot read guides, the newspaper or documents. Reading grants no skills or recipes, and the logo checker and cigarette color chart still work, so the main loss is the newspaper's daily market news. |
| Gunsmith | A One point back, and you cannot read guides, the newspaper or documents. Reading grants no skills or recipes, and the logo checker and cigarette color chart still work, so the main loss is the newspaper's daily market news. |
| Chemist | C Chemist has purity-sensitive processes and a lethal contract failure path. Removing in-game reference access is a poor default while learning that workflow. |
| Rat Wrangler | A One point back, and you cannot read guides, the newspaper or documents. Reading grants no skills or recipes, and the logo checker and cigarette color chart still work, so the main loss is the newspaper's daily market news. |
| Aquafarmer | A One point back, and you cannot read guides, the newspaper or documents. Reading grants no skills or recipes, and the logo checker and cigarette color chart still work, so the main loss is the newspaper's daily market news. |
Perks that work against it
- Aug Menace
The identification guide cannot be read while an early permanent aug threat is active. Misidentification or missed augs can have severe consequences.